Twin Township, Ross County, Ohio Contents Geography Name and history Government References External links Navigation menu39°17′46″N 83°8′37″W / 39.29611°N 83.14361°W / 39.29611; -83.1436139°17′46″N 83°8′37″W / 39.29611°N 83.14361°W / 39.29611; -83.14361"US Board on Geographic Names""American FactFinder"Ross County, Ohio — Population by Places Estimates§503.24§505.01§507.01County websitee
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Townships in Ross County, Ohio
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Twin Township, Ross County, Ohio | |
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Township | |
Former school in the township | |
Location of Twin Township in Ross County | |
Coordinates: 39°17′46″N 83°8′37″W / 39.29611°N 83.14361°W / 39.29611; -83.14361Coordinates: 39°17′46″N 83°8′37″W / 39.29611°N 83.14361°W / 39.29611; -83.14361 | |
Country | United States |
State | Ohio |
County | Ross |
Area | |
• Total | 60.2 sq mi (155.9 km2) |
• Land | 60.2 sq mi (155.8 km2) |
• Water | 0.1 sq mi (0.1 km2) |
Elevation [1] | 735 ft (224 m) |
Population (2000) | |
• Total | 3,146 |
• Density | 52.3/sq mi (20.2/km2) |
Time zone | UTC-5 (Eastern (EST)) |
• Summer (DST) | UTC-4 (EDT) |
FIPS code | 39-78008[2] |
GNIS feature ID | 1086905[1] |
Twin Township is one of the sixteen townships of Ross County, Ohio, United States. The 2000 census found 3,146 people in the township.[3]
Contents
1 Geography
2 Name and history
3 Government
4 References
5 External links
Geography
Located in the south central part of the county, it borders the following townships:
Concord Township - north
Union Township - northeast, north of Scioto Township
Scioto Township - northeast, south of Union Township
Huntington Township - east
Pebble Township, Pike County - southeast
Benton Township, Pike County - south
Paxton Township - southwest
Paint Township - west
Buckskin Township - northwest
No municipalities are located in Twin Township, although the unincorporated community of Bourneville lies in the township's center.
Name and history
Statewide, other Twin Townships are located in Darke and Preble counties.
Government
The township is governed by a three-member board of trustees, who are elected in November of odd-numbered years to a four-year term beginning on the following January 1. Two are elected in the year after the presidential election and one is elected in the year before it. There is also an elected township fiscal officer,[4] who serves a four-year term beginning on April 1 of the year after the election, which is held in November of the year before the presidential election. Vacancies in the fiscal officership or on the board of trustees are filled by the remaining trustees.
References
^ ab "US Board on Geographic Names". United States Geological Survey. 2007-10-25. Retrieved 2008-01-31..mw-parser-output cite.citationfont-style:inherit.mw-parser-output .citation qquotes:"""""""'""'".mw-parser-output .citation .cs1-lock-free abackground:url("//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/6/65/Lock-green.svg/9px-Lock-green.svg.png")no-repeat;background-position:right .1em center.mw-parser-output .citation .cs1-lock-limited a,.mw-parser-output .citation .cs1-lock-registration abackground:url("//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/d/d6/Lock-gray-alt-2.svg/9px-Lock-gray-alt-2.svg.png")no-repeat;background-position:right .1em center.mw-parser-output .citation .cs1-lock-subscription abackground:url("//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/a/aa/Lock-red-alt-2.svg/9px-Lock-red-alt-2.svg.png")no-repeat;background-position:right .1em center.mw-parser-output .cs1-subscription,.mw-parser-output .cs1-registrationcolor:#555.mw-parser-output .cs1-subscription span,.mw-parser-output .cs1-registration spanborder-bottom:1px dotted;cursor:help.mw-parser-output .cs1-ws-icon abackground:url("//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/4/4c/Wikisource-logo.svg/12px-Wikisource-logo.svg.png")no-repeat;background-position:right .1em center.mw-parser-output code.cs1-codecolor:inherit;background:inherit;border:inherit;padding:inherit.mw-parser-output .cs1-hidden-errordisplay:none;font-size:100%.mw-parser-output .cs1-visible-errorfont-size:100%.mw-parser-output .cs1-maintdisplay:none;color:#33aa33;margin-left:0.3em.mw-parser-output .cs1-subscription,.mw-parser-output .cs1-registration,.mw-parser-output .cs1-formatfont-size:95%.mw-parser-output .cs1-kern-left,.mw-parser-output .cs1-kern-wl-leftpadding-left:0.2em.mw-parser-output .cs1-kern-right,.mw-parser-output .cs1-kern-wl-rightpadding-right:0.2em
^ "American FactFinder". United States Census Bureau. Retrieved 2008-01-31.
^ Ross County, Ohio — Population by Places Estimates[permanent dead link]Ohio State University, 2007. Accessed 15 May 2007.
^ §503.24, §505.01, and §507.01 of the Ohio Revised Code. Accessed 4/30/2009.
External links
- County website